#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
371	Chad le Clos	Swimming	🇿🇦 South Africa	2008–—	86.7
506	Jacques Kallis	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1995–2014	88.1
593	Caster Semenya	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	2008–—	84.2
625	Graeme Smith	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1999–2014	86.4
627	Marizanne Kapp	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2009–—	86.2
690	Shaun Pollock	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1995–2008	86.0
701	Hashim Amla	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2004–2019	85.6
724	Wayde van Niekerk	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	2010–—	80.7
738	Tatjana Smith	Swimming	🇿🇦 South Africa	2016–2024	82.1
775	Shabnim Ismail	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	85.2
925	Mark Boucher	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1996–2012	85.3
940	Dale Steyn	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2004–2021	83.6
954	Allan Donald	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1991–2003	82.9
958	Jimmy Cook	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1972–1994	85.1
977	Laura Wolvaardt	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2016–—	82.8
1081	Roland Schoeman	Swimming	🇿🇦 South Africa	2000–2021	83.0
1123	Dane van Niekerk	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2009–2023	83.3
1202	Mignon du Preez	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	83.7
1320	AB de Villiers	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2004–2021	81.8
1470	Makhaya Ntini	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1995–2011	81.6
1552	Josia Thugwane	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	1989–2004	79.9
1604	Neil Adcock	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1952–1963	79.9
1638	Herschelle Gibbs	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1996–2010	80.5
1764	Colin Bland	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1956–1974	79.6
1922	Bob Catterall	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1921–1933	79.1
2131	Jock Cameron	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1924–1935	77.6
2230	Zola Budd	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	1983–1993	75.8
2297	Lizelle Lee	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2013–2022	77.5
2335	Dale Benkenstein	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1993–2015	79.4
2608	Bobby Locke	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1936–1975	82.6
2814	Gary Player	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1953–2009	82.2
3002	Retief Goosen	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1990–—	79.5
3274	Ernie Els	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1989–—	76.8
3385	Jody Scheckter	Formula 1	🇿🇦 South Africa	1972–1980	73.0
3460	Louis Oosthuizen	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	2002–—	73.4
3542	Trevor Immelman	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1999–2020	71.6
3588	Charl Schwartzel	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	2002–—	71.8

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